The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-06-03
@hRemnrrat-S 81,
some Things That Women -
Better Than Men 0an 9


IL 10 the fashion ,mon.
Of creation TO make merry ' ov. ,O :!
ways Of women, and 70 Ave Tser u
paFently, that the mora r;d.l k u
they can make their sisters N, ..alO
the wiser and moro sensihl" -
must prove themselves to ~ tAe,
y by force Of cOntrast n, mere
the WHISPERED sex womb woman
believe, is illogical, uDms, Iase q
a0d can reach results Onlv :" Oulcal
hazard intuition, instead Of K nap
Swine reason with a big R yh ~
Is mOnopOlised exclusively b. which
Without entering upon y = man =
strnse specnlatiOns as to the %
tive merits of reason aud ;Ss Iela'
that is to say, as to the maaa IllOn
men and the ways of womesefs O
practical Illustration OF the ma,.
pursued respectively nv ~ SInOds
Adam and Ewes daughters w SSHs q q
sImclent to prove to all unDrei"a;uSe
ed readers that not emily. rs 1ualC'
mortal Sam Patch Observsd 'uc lnl'
things can DO done as well a. 'O Oas
ers, but that the sane thing a.. ~
done as well rs Others. bnt SLa u 20
same thing can be done 10 difF.,s eus
ways and the result be az satissoa
Tory If reached 10 one way as bv ~.
SO much for preface; now for II.
illustration. Tue
Not long ago Fogg bought a nav
carpet, and thinking to save II"
expense Of laying it be told NJ Ius
he would do the WORK bins., S
Fogg aud the carpet arri~aS
early IN the afternoon. Fogg ~,
'ut OF his good clothes and into s ~
suit that had been feedipr ~
moths through the winter. "a
himself With tacks and ham
ner, with a y~srdFStiek, q two foo,
uie, q Carpenter saisSsare, a fen. FoOt
'oIe and a tape measure. First hs
IhrOlled the carpet, spread It IN,
0 cover the floor, walked over il
or three times, pulled it here
nj twitched 1t there, puckered his
louth, corrugated bis forehead
was half n dozen times on tba
omit OF asking Mrs. Fogs's advice.
nj would have done ID only h.
new 1t would please her too we'll
wi counsel h+ suddenly exclaim.
as one who recognizes the toree
a new inspiration. Then hp took
y measuring impediments, one af.
! another and then VII together.
III then proceeded to get the exact
menSl0ls OF the room, with all its
giles, recesses, PROJECTIONS and
Iti'cornels. Next IL sat dawn
Il drew an elaborate diagram Of
. premises.
"Now," SAID he, jumping M brisk.
Il can go 10 work IN Il business.
e way"
bis diagram be proCpmled
me scene of action. lie meas.
RI here aud yard,Stacked there
II teh-pO!td IN every direction.
iaboled lUug aud well he rip.
the carpt M~nravellpd the
.eS, Dountisd his nails quite as
as the lacks, aud uttered
guage quite shocking, and when
got thrODgh--we have Mrs.
.s's word Tor it-"that carpet
5 all aSkew.' 1t was az the same
horlty expressed il, IN sight 10
IOsg blmSelf remarked that be
'er saw such a carpet in all his
: There wasn't any shape to it.
was all right; Of course it was
the carpets iault in eases Oftbis
Il.
Fogg said nothing iurtber
q, well, | wouldn't bother
ut 1t any more tonight, Daniel.
are all tired out and had better
bed"
ext morning Mrs. FOgg, without
ping to change her apparel,
I to work to see what she could
She began at the beginning by
ping all that her lord and ma
-
had done. Then she took u
=, measured across the room,
down ITS length, SoliloQuizing
lwhlle about $50 much aud halt
GER ''lhree times and two hn.
!" "on"e aud "A little bit over"
various other equally uBiutel-
le remarks.
she got down OIL her knees,
WITH BANNER and lacks she
hat carpet down quicker than
aid as smooth as her own
! brow, aud she got up from
0rk with spirit unruffled aud
.ng unsOiled.
zen Fogg came home and saw
All put to rights, with the
| hitting as though it was
ri Oh the floor, he telt proud
wife; yes, actually pTOHd OF
course be didn't say any.
further than to remark tbae
easy enough to put down =
by daylight; anybody could
r..
Mrs. Fogg doesn't care She
that FOgg think she is worth
light in gold, but thinks that
J, like children, are net TO be
for fear of spelling them.
when anybody tells you that
Is Illogical and unmethOd'
ention this little story about
down u carpet.
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